CTYA’s Education and Career Development Council alongside Power of the Pen will proudly be hosting its first ever poetry slam on December 17th! The mission of the poetry slam is to promote the performers, create an avenue that will enhance audience participation, foster education, and inspire those with poetic talents with an avenue to engage in creativity. The Education and Career Development Council aims to advocate, support and perpetuate the educational aspect of the performance of poetry by enhancing the literary merit.

Performers at this event will have the audience’s full attention as they use techniques to bring written words to life. But don’t take our word for it, come out and see it for yourself! This event will be taking place at Cocktail’s located at 392 Gibraltar Drive in Mississauga at 6PM. There will be a cover of $3.50 as snacks and drinks will be provided.

Guidelines:
• All poetic styles and all levels of experience are encouraged;
• Performers must be within the ages of 13-30;
• No performance should last longer than 5 minutes;
• Performers may present their poems either in Tamil or English;
• Profanity and vulgar language will not be tolerated as the audience is open to all ages;
• Each poet must perform work that he or she has created as any form of plagiarism will not be tolerated;
• Because the poetry slam is not a competition, props and musical instruments will be allowed to enhance your performance but the committee should be notified in advance;
• In all fairness, the order of performances will be drawn at the last Power of the Pen meeting before the event which will be held on Tuesday December 13th;
• All poems must be submitted to education.career@ctya.org before December 10th.

Now, imagine a dim light setting, powerful performances, and individuals’ inner selves releasing as they create a world of their own.

Facebook Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/144876945614670/

Venue:
Cocktail’s, 392 Gibraltar Dr., Mississauga, ON L5T 2P6